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Remembering Acker Bilk

1929–2014

Remembering Acker Bilk
📷 Marquisofqueensbury · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk was an English clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat.

Remembering Acker Bilk in song

Stranger On the Shore
Acker Bilk
1961

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